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樹碑立傳

简树碑立传 · 繁樹碑立傳

Mandarin · pinyin shù bēi lì zhuàn

lit. to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom)
to monumentalize
to glorify
to sing the praises of

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樹: shù · tree; plant; set up, establish
碑: bēi · stone tablet; gravestone
立: lì · stand; let stand; establish, set
傳: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit
树: shù · tree; plant; set up, establish
传: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit

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4–1–4–4 · shu4 bei1 li4 zhuan4

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syu6 bei1 laap6 zyun6

Cantonese word readings for 樹碑立傳. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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